title: Cesarean scar pregnancy: diagnosis, management, and follow-up.
abstract: Cesarean scar pregnancy is a very rare form of pregnancy and a life-threatening situation. It has become an important and serious problem over the last 10 years, as a result of the worldwide increase in cesarean births. In this retrospective series, the diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy, management, treatment methods, risk factors, and possibility of subsequent normal pregnancy are discussed, and case descriptions are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konak Women's Health and Maternity Hospital, 35100 Izmir, Turkey. afatmauysal@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Gürhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: bilateral hypogastric artery ligation; diagnosis; heterotopic cesarean scar pregnancy; management